#30 – $1.2 million

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Type of Case: Wrongful death, failure to diagnose bacterial endocarditis
Attorney: David J. Pierce, Norfolk
Summary: A 24-year-old woman died from bacterial endocarditis of the mitral valve, a somewhat rare disease that can cause a variety of non-specific symptoms. Her attorney contended that the symptoms she did have – fever, chills, myalgia, weight loss, fatigue, lightheadedness, weakness ...